Working Together
Americhem Chooses ENTEK (continued from p. 1)
In 2009, in the midst of the recession, ENTEK’s lean manufacturing journey was underway. After sharing some of its findings with Americhem, ENTEK was invited to send a multi-faceted team to help ‘jump start’ an internal improvement project in one plant. This sharing of resources and information led to tangible improvements for both companies.
When Americhem approached ENTEK about a new plant they were considering, both companies worked to define a process of helping each other to get the plant, its processes and the tasks defined in such a way to maximize resources in a cost effective manner. The result was the opening of Americhem’s Liberty, NC facility in 2011. This plant was designed and built through the ENTEK/Americhem partnership. It employs the industry’s best practices to produce high quality color concentrates and compounds.
“The Liberty plant is only one example of how our partnership with ENTEK has benefited Americhem,” said Doug Rich, Americhem’s Director of Global Manufacturing. “It’s a state-of-the-art plant, but there’s more to it than that. It represents how we’ve partnered with ENTEK to drive our company’s values, which include providing better service to our customers through worldwide upgrading and improvement of our plants and services.”
A Winning Relationship
“Our companies are a great fit,” said Effmann. “We work together at all levels – management, technical support, and customer service.”
Some examples of ENTEK’s services in helping Americhem include: • Proving out new compound formulae in ENTEK’s lab so that extrusion equipment could be specified correctly, early in the process
• Employing project management techniques to keep communication channels open, so both companies can track each project from the same data points
• Complex integration of plant systems • Regular reports showing quotes, orders, and delivery status for all plants worldwide
• Spare parts manufacturing and stocking, and control system upgrade programs for both ENTEK and non ENTEK machinery
The partnership between ENTEK and Americhem has led to some impressive accomplishments for both companies. Americhem’s Rich stated: “We value our relationship with ENTEK. Our companies have worked together very well and we plan on continuing to work with ENTEK for the foreseeable future.”
ENTEK Booth No. W6486
Brabender Booth No. W1177
Gala Booth No. W5882
Bay Booth No. W8146
Working Together to Provide QC3
for Compounders
It is common for ENTEK’s compounding customers to look to ENTEK for more than twin-screw extruders or replacement wear parts. Oftentimes, customers want ENTEK to provide complete extrusion systems that include feeders, dies, pelletizers, and other auxiliary equipment.
In cases like these, ENTEK takes single-source responsibility for the project and sources the auxiliary equipment from preferred suppliers that include:
Brabender - precision metering equipment targeted to specific needs along with innovative solutions for the plastics, chemical and food industries
Gala - underwater pelletizing systems Bay - manual strand and water slide pelletizing systems
QC3™ – A Common Theme
“We have a great relationship with these companies, and in fact they all have worked with ENTEK to create products that feature Quick Clean and Quick Change features,” said John Effmann, ENTEK Director of Sales & Marketing. “We come together to create the best system we can to make our customers’ lives easier.”
At NPE, ENTEK and its partners will all show new equipment designed to simplify maintenance and improve operations for compounders. If you’re attending NPE be sure to visit them at the following locations:
EXTRUSION SOLUTIONS is an ENTEK publication. Visit us at
www.entek.com
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